Anatomy of Wonder — A Critical Guide to Science Fiction is a reference book by Neil Barron.[1]

Contents

Anatomy of Wonder is a book which covers hundreds of works of science fiction.[2]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Anatomy of Wonder for White Dwarf #39, and stated that "The book records hundreds of 'major' SF works from antiquity to 1980, with useful plot summaries [...] and idiosyncratic recommendations for building up a collection of fine SF. A unique reference book, shortlisted for the 1982 Hugo Award, non-fiction category."[2]

The book was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for 1982, but lost to Danse Macabre.[3]

Reviews

See also

References

  1. ^ Merry, Jack. "Neil Barron (Editor), Anatomy of Wonder -- A Critical Guide to Science Fiction". www.greenmanreview.com. Green Man Review. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b Langford, Dave (March 1983). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 39. Games Workshop. p. 29.
  3. ^ "1982 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  4. ^ https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?103266

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